अश्मन्
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Sanskrit [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haćman-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō. Cognate with Pāḷi amhan, Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎶 (asmānam), Ancient Greek ἄκμων (akmōn), Lithuanian akmuo.
Noun [edit]
अश्मन् (aśman) m
- a stone, a rock
- a precious stone
- any instrument made of stone (as a hammer etc.)
- thunderbolt
- a cloud Naigh
- the firmament
References [edit]
- Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 114
